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		pavanred on Jan 4, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Academics Against Mass Surveillance Not to forget the people who still bank on the reasoning - Why should I care, I have nothing to hide. I am sure everyone of these people will object to a routine daily search of their house to make sure that they are not responsible for the occasional neighbourhood burglary.

yodsanklai on Jan 4, 2014 [–]

"I am sure everyone of these people will object to a routine daily search of their house"

It's a good analogy because the usual argument for mass surveillance applies here too. By massively searching houses, we may find a few dangerous criminals and lives would be saved!

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